Avery Callan

Avery Callan (1804-1868) was a member of the House of Lords from the UK Conservative Party, representing Belfast.

Biography
Avery Callan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland in 1804 to a landed Ulster Scots family. His father was among the large population of British farmers in the region surrounding Belfast (which reached 88,471 people in 1836), and Callan supported conservatism because of his desire to live his life in peace as a farmer. In 1836, he was appointed to the House of Lords as a member of the UK Conservative Party, and he voted against all reforms proposed by the Whigs.